medeor

Meaning

1. (conjugation-2, deponent, no-perfect, with-dative) to heal, cure, remedy, be good for or against a disease
2. (conjugation-2, deponent, figuratively, no-perfect) to amend, correct, relieve

Concepts

heal

cure

remedy

Synonyms

sano

curo

medico

salvo

corrigo

persano

emendo

Translations

heilen

guérir

iyileştirmek

sanar

genezen

curar

شَفَى

θεραπεύω

curar

sarar

kurieren

assainir

remédier

soigner

curar

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈmɛ.de.ɔr]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure, give advice, heal”), with semantic shift "measure" > "distribute (a cure)" > "heal". Compare Avestan 𐬬𐬍-𐬨𐬀𐬛 (vī-mad), Old Persian [script needed] (azdā), Old Armenian միտ (mit), Old Irish midithir, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃 (mitaþs), Ancient Greek μέδομαι (médomai), German Maut.